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Title:
LOADWHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR TIRE TESTING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011107162
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an improved loadwheel assembly capable of accurately measuring a force generated by a tire, while simplifying the structure of a machine as a whole, enhancing the flexibility of maintenance or the care of the machine.

The loadwheel assembly for a tire testing machine has a loadwheel including a tire-contacting surface. The loadwheel rotates about spindles, the spindles being provided with load cells and mounted on a C-shaped carriage. The carriage has upper and lower legs, with the spindles fixed to one side of each leg, such that the load cells are readily accessible from one side of the carriage. The top and bottom parts of the carriage leg are selectively mounted on a guide member, the guide member slidably engages a complementarily shaped member secured to the machine frame to permit the carriage to be secured to the frame, with the load cells being disposed on either side of the carriage legs, thereby providing access to the load cells, irrespective of the layout of the machine.


Inventors:
LEES DAVID W SR
BORMET FRANCIS J
CUKELJ RICHARD J
JELLISON FRANK R
NEIFERD KEITH A
REYNOLDS DENNIS ALLYN
QUINN CHRISTY
Application Number:
JP2011042783A
Publication Date:
June 02, 2011
Filing Date:
February 28, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MICRO POISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS LLC
International Classes:
G01M17/02; B60C25/00; B60C25/132
Domestic Patent References:
JPH095179A1997-01-10
JPS57144442A1982-09-07
JPS5062801A1975-05-29
Foreign References:
US5111687A1992-05-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Koichi Ito
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Yoryo Mihashi